Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 66 Building Rome

   Of course Roland knows that IMDb is not short of money these days.

  The reason why he said that was entirely because he hoped that Mohamy would find him when he was short of money.

Not to mention that its founder, Cole Needham, is a senior researcher at Hewlett-Packard. Just the data he collected would cost a lot of money to store and keep. After all, not every family has money. Those who buy tens of thousands of movie video tapes for their children, and no working-class parents can buy VHS recorders and expensive blank copies for their children’s hobbies. To put it bluntly, as a movie nerd Cole Needham did change the world with his obsession and madness, but this kind of success was paid for with real money.

For Roland, these guys full of ideals and ambitions are worthy of respect, even though IMDb and Blizzard Entertainment are equally important to him, the former means data covering the world, and the latter means world-class IP, but if it is not To let him make a choice, what he wants to contact is still these people who work hard for their hobbies.

  They are the real fighters, fighters fighting for their dreams.

  Of course, it is still too early to talk about IMDb and Blizzard Entertainment, two companies that have not yet been born. So far, they do not need angel investment, but even so, it will not prevent Roland from remembering them.

   Digging for the treasure at hand is easier than finding other treasures.

  Thinking of the future, in the Internet age, all Hollywood practitioners are using their own IMDb...

  The refreshing feeling was like the sea breeze in June. While dispelling the drowsiness, it also made Roland in the car narrow his eyes.

   Exactly.

   Roland felt that he had reached the state of daydreaming.

  After remembering the treasure boy Mohamy in his heart, he was full of beautiful visions for the future, nestled on the plane and fell asleep.

  Yes, the plane that Roland took in the later announcement was a private jet.

Of course, this plane is neither David Olsen, nor James Cameron, nor the future governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Fox, so that Roland can arrive on time, specially from the boss hangar. It was picked from a corner.

Since the newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch acquired Fox in 1984, the best result they have achieved is "Flying Through the Future" produced by Spielberg's sister Annie and Tom Hanks in 1988. .

  The North American box office of this movie just exceeded 100 million, and the overseas market only contributed about 30 million.

  Compared with this historical achievement, the appearance of "Home Alone" is enough to surprise Murdoch.

  Although this achievement is not very important to him, the energetic subordinates let him see the determination of these guys to do a good job.

  So, when the people from Fox filed an application, hoping to get some convenience during the follow-up announcement stage, this guy who is good at stocking directly asked the people from Fox to go to his hangar to choose it himself.

  Anyway, those planes are put there for viewing, and they have to spend money to maintain them.

   Pulling it out and opening it is not only convenient for subordinates, but also a good way to win people's hearts!

  However, Roland is not very interested in these things.

  He even felt that Murdoch didn't care about the expenses of flying around at all.

   You know, although the breakup between Murdoch and Wendi Deng was not as big as the turmoil in the husband-and-wife shop, and the amount of the breakup was not as exaggerated as Bezos and his wife, but the billion-dollar breakup fee was a real outflow.

Not only that, after the divorce, the old man hooked up with Hollywood courtesan Jerry Hall again. When everyone thought that this woman with a love history similar to Murdoch was aiming at his wallet, silently Not only did Doke not adopt his family's advice, but instead married him. This behavior not only made his son helpless, but also told the whole world—

  I am not short of money!

  For this kind of guy who believes that money can buy 'sincerity'.

   Don't say that you borrowed the plane, even if you give Roland one for nothing, Roland will not be moved.

  Of course, if Fox Group was given to him for free, then—

  He felt that he was trying to fart!

  However, even though Roland was not moved by Murdoch's behavior, when the news spread, he returned to the "Terminator 2" crew and found that the eyes of the people around him had changed again.

  If a week ago, those guys cared about Roland in every way, but now, these studio staff even showed a state of flattery.

For example, before, when Roland asked other people in the crew for advice, they would tell Roland the reasons for setting, lighting, mirroring, etc. because of Cameron, but now, even if Roland didn't ask questions, he just stood aside Seeing how the other party operates, after filming that segment, others will take the initiative to tell Roland why he did this filming and what skills he used.

  If Roland had a half-knowledge, they would use local materials to show the similarities and differences of each angle in different directions, and directly burn a few knives or dozens of knives to let Roland understand their intentions.

   This behavior of being courteous for nothing also made Roland feel a little emotional.

Looking at Roland's helpless smile caused by not getting used to it, sitting with him, looking at Cameron's mentoring Linda Schwarzenegger, I feel that there is no problem, "It's simple, this circle is based on the box office. Speaker."

   “The better your movie sells, the higher your status will be.”

   "The more people you make friends with, the more those guys who are watching eagerly below will want to curry favor with you."

"Before, when Steven and the others were silent, these people were not easy to be too straightforward. Now, after the movie is released, they don't have to hide their thoughts. They hope to get in touch with you, and hope to be with you at the top of the pyramid. A small group of people, get on the line."

   "Not to mention, when you went out to do publicity this time, you were still flying in Murdoch's private jet."

   "When others know that the box office guarantee and the boss of the film company are optimistic about you..."

   "Of course you can't escape the hospitality from those people anytime and anywhere."

"After all, smart people can see that when the final box office of "Home Alone" comes out, no one in your age group can compete with you, and no parent of a child star will try to compete with you .”

   "Of course, Michael (Stallone), who sprayed you before, is a fool looking for death."

  The straightforward words made Roland laugh. He admitted that he was not used to the changes in the attitudes of the people around him, but what Schwarzenegger said was a situation that he would encounter everywhere in the future.

  Different from those poor and white guys, when a guy with a backer climbs up, it is very difficult to fall back.

  It's like Master Leto wants to prevent Warner and DC from signing Joaquin Phoenix, threatening Warner with his music career, and forcing them to cut the "Joker" movie.

  Master Leto wants to keep his role, but—

  Even though his backer is David Fincher, Oliver Stone, and he is good friends with Robert Downey Jr., he also won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Dallas Buyers Club".

  But together, they can’t beat Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro invited by Jacques!

   Even thirty years later, no one has been able to **** the project from the declining Jewish gang.

  In the 1990s, when the Jewish gang was in full swing, who would be so crazy about it?

   Even if there are really some unsightly guys, before they start to make trouble, those investors have already killed them.

  Profit-seeking capital knows better than anyone else that they can earn more by choosing whom.

   "Arnold, how did you deal with all of this?" Roland, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, asked curiously, shaking his legs.

   "Response? Why do you have to deal with it?" Schwarzenegger turned his head in wonder, looked at the kid who pushed his eyes forward and watched Cameron filming from a distance, and said slowly: "Just enjoy all this..."

   "Pick up the books you like, shoot the movies you like, ask the questions you want to know..."

   "All their flattery is your willful capital."

   "You just need to take each of your movies seriously, as long as you can guarantee that your work can always make money."

   "Then they will always curry favor with you."

   "You don't have to care about other people's feelings."

   "Just do what you want to do."

   Schwarzenegger's 'experience' made Roland raise his eyebrows.

  Indeed, in this world that pays attention to the rate of return on capital, the guys of Niubi don't need to be afraid at all.

  Human relations are all for our own people, as for others?

  Jobs sprayed so many people, but in the end, people gave him the evaluation, isn't it "living to change the world"?

   "Thank U." Roland smiled and put down the water glass.

   Ignoring Schwarzenegger who wanted to say something, he walked directly in the direction of Cameron.

  Looking at the little guy who leaned over to Cameron and looked at the monitor with his head buried, Schwarzenegger shrugged.

  ‘What a lucky child! '

  ‘As long as you don’t do it yourself, who can take him down? '

  ‘However, judging by his posture, he probably won’t be able to do it…’

  ‘An eleven-year-old doll who only likes to deal with monitors all day long? '

  ‘This is trying to usurp the throne! '

   Just as Schwarzenegger stared at Roland's back and kept feeling, the scene in the distance made him shake his head helplessly.

  Roland squeezed out Cameron, took the opponent's position, and buried himself in the No. 2 surveillance port, observing the live footage.

  The tyrant Cameron put his hands on his hips and yelled at Roland who took his place.

  It's loud, but—

   If this guy is really angry, he can kick Roland's chair off and make him fall into the mud.

   But now?

   The truck driver did nothing but scratch his head furiously.

   This is really more popular than people!

When I think of how hard I have worked so hard in Hollywood for so long, I finally gained a foothold in action movies, but Roland can rely on his connections to receive on-site teaching directly on the set that burns money. The gap made him very sad, but he also understood that there are some things that cannot be changed.

   As the saying goes: 'All roads lead to Rome'.

  Anyone who could have been born in Rome.

  But compared with the guy who was born in Rome, the guy who is too lazy to go and build Rome directly on the spot is more terrifying...

   Those members of the Jewish gang, as well as the Canadian in front of them, are all capable of building Rome.

  Because of this, Roland, who is learning everything, doesn't know at all—

  What exactly are you learning?

   And just when Roland kept his ears to the outside world and only focused on being a juicer, the days came to December.

"Home Alone", which has been in theaters for more than two weeks, has successfully broken through the 150 million mark at the North American box office. Judging from the detailed statistics of the box office, the growth point of the box office in the second week is mainly in small cities and small towns in America. Cinema.

   And this is also in line with Fox's expectations.

Parents in big cities are more likely to bring their children into the cinema, because going to the cinema is the cheapest form of entertainment, and once the cheap way can promote family harmony, then these guys who are not short of money will Will not refuse.

  As for those economically underdeveloped areas?

   It is more to follow the trend and watch movies.

  Now that it's been said in the daily news, how popular is this movie celebrating Christmas.

  Then they will naturally join in the fun when they have nothing to do.

  As they followed up, the box office of the entire movie showed a downward trend during the holidays, which was really eye-popping.

  However, compared with the continuous ferment in the American region, overseas, which has been propagating and brewing for many days, is even more terrifying.

The first region to be screened was Norway, known as the "Land of Thousand Islands", followed by Ireland and the United Kingdom. On the 14th, Sweden, the five Nordic countries, also followed suit. On the 19th, the sound of bells In France, on the 21st, there were Christmas sounds from Holland, Greece, and Denmark, and on the night of the 22nd, this wind finally came to the hometown of Santa Claus——

  Finland.

  As of Christmas, the movie "Home Alone" has successfully landed in 26 countries and regions around the world, and its cumulative global box office has directly surpassed 300 million.

   Considering the upcoming Christmas break and the thirty-five countries and territories that Fox has yet to contact…

  All forecasting agencies raised the box office forecast of the entire movie almost at the same time.

  500 million in the world is no longer a dream.

  What it lacks is time.

  However, the more popular "Home Alone" becomes, the more headaches others will have.

  The first one to suffer from it was "Three Dads and One Baby".

Although it is also a special film to celebrate Christmas, but with "Home Alone" in front of it, not many people went to the theater to watch "Three Dads and a Baby", so that after the end of the first weekend, the box office did not break a single mark. Ten million.

  The second unlucky one was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had a good communication with Roland.

  Before filming "Terminator 2", he rushed to make a "Kindergarten Detective".

  As a commercial film that mainly harvests box office, its production is really rough.

  If it weren't for the relationship with Roland, the theaters didn't even want to give too much film schedule.

   And its performance is also very poor. It was released for three days and the box office was worth over 10 million.

  Even if Christmas Eve is coming, the film's schedule is still ruthlessly divided by theaters to "Home Alone".

In addition to these two films, films released during the run of "Home Alone" include Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's "Edward Scissorhands" and Robert De Niro and Robin- Williams co-produced "Speechless Ask the Heaven".

  But unfortunately, even they have become the ghosts of "Home Alone".

  The North American box office of about 50 million given by the forecasting agency is completely inconsistent with the identities of these bigwigs.

  And when the box office grows higher and higher, and those predicted data are no longer cold numbers on paper, there are more and more problems that follow.

When Cameron announced the holiday, and went back to each family to find their mothers during the Christmas period, and everyone grouped up to report on January 5th and continued filming, Roland returned home and just gave the gifts he bought to the little ones at home. Partner, before he had time to hug David, he heard the 'good news' from the other party.

   "Congratulations, you are a millionaire under eleven."

   "Fox rushed to get the box office bonus of the first part before Christmas Eve."

   "The 300 million global box office corresponds to 3 million box office bonuses. The money is all yours."

Note: ①The data on IMDb was recorded bit by bit by Niederham in the early days. A blank copy can only record the staff lists of 18 films. Even so, nearly 200 films were recorded. A copy, he really does something for his hobby. However, before entering HP, Needham was actually writing video games. ②The reason why IMDb is required to make it public is that the nerds want to know more about beautiful actresses. Michelle Pfeiffer and Kim Basinger were the actors they discussed most at that time. This is really "Fat House" changing the world just to see girls. ③Murdoch's fourth wife, Jerry Hall, is a wolf. She hooked up with the lead singer of the Rocky Band and dumped him for Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. Not only that, but Jagger was also involved in a divorce lawsuit Broke, then had an affair with film producer George Wood, ended up raking in a fortune from London banker Tim Attias, and is now Murdoch's wife. ④Master Leto and Jacques Phoenix have been arguing a lot recently, but there is no way, Jacques moved to the Jewish gang, and Master Leto can't beat him no matter what, and now he has accepted Sony's "Vampire Morbia" "Spider-Man", although it belongs to the copyright figure of "Spider-Man", the possibility of returning to DC is very small. What's more, according to the exact news given by the film director last week, there is no Joker in "Suicide Squad" (Warner The official name of this project is no longer "Suicide Squad 2", I don't know if it is a sequel or a remake).

  (end of this chapter)